Add <C-c> buffer local mapping for :MakeJobStop

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This is a plugin for folks who think that Vim's quickfix feature is
 great, but who don't like how calls to `:make` and `:grep` freeze the
 editor. _MakeJob_ implements asynchronous versions of the builtin
-commands in just over 150 lines of Vimscript.
+commands in just a couple hundred lines of Vimscript.
 
 ## Goals
 1. Implement a minimal solution for asynchronous `:make` and `:grep`.
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ while _MakeJob_ runs.
 
 If _MakeJob_ reports findings, use `:copen` to view the Quickfix window
 (in the case of `:MakeJob`), and likewise `:lopen` to open the LocationList
-for `:LmakeJob`. There's also `:MakeJobStop` to stop a running MakeJob.
+for `:LmakeJob`. If the current buffer is showing the output of a
+running MakeJob, or if it spawned a running MakeJob, then `<C-c>` stops
+it. There's also `:MakeJobStop` to stop an arbitrary MakeJob (with
+command completion).
 
 Speaking of `:LmakeJob`, all of the LocationList complements to the
 Quickfix commands are there with _MakeJob_, bringing the full list of

doc/makejob.txt

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ License: MIT (see LICENSE file for details)
 This is a plugin for folks who think that Vim's quickfix feature is
 great, but who don't like how calls to |:make| and |:grep| freeze the
 editor. MakeJob implements asynchronous versions of the builtin
-commands in just over 150 lines of Vimscript.
+commands in just a couple hundred lines of Vimscript.
 
 1. Commands                              |makejob-commands|
 2. Configuration                         |makejob-configuration|
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ commands in just over 150 lines of Vimscript.
 Here are your new quickfix commands.
 
                                         *makejob-MakeJob* *:MakeJob*
-MakeJob[!] [{filename}]     Start a makejob on the specified buffer,
+MakeJob[!] [{filename}]     Start a MakeJob on the specified buffer,
                             populating findings in the quickfix list.
                             |makeprg| and |errorformat| must be set before
                             MakeJob is called. {filename}, if specified, is
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ MakeJob[!] [{filename}]     Start a makejob on the specified buffer,
                             buffer. If [!] is not given, the first error is
                             jumped to.
 
+                            <C-c> can be used in normal mode to cancel a
+                            running MakeJob, provided the current buffer
+                            either spawned it or is showing its output.
+                            Otherwise |:MakeJobStop| can be used.
+
                                         *makejob-LmakeJob* *:LmakeJob*
 LmakeJob[!] [{filename}]    Same as ":MakeJob", except the location list for
                             the current window is used instead of the quickfix

plugin/makejob.vim

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ function! s:JobHandler(channel) abort
     endif
     silent execute l:qfcmd.' '.l:job['outbufnr']
     silent execute l:job['outbufnr'].'bwipe!' 
+    unlet b:makejob
+    nunmap <buffer> <C-c>
     wincmd p
 
     let l:initqf = l:job['lmake'] ? getloclist(bufwinnr(
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ function! s:CreateMakeJobBuffer(prog)
     silent execute 'belowright 10split '.a:prog
     setlocal bufhidden=hide buftype=nofile buflisted nolist
     setlocal noswapfile nowrap nomodifiable
+    nmap <buffer> <C-c> :MakeJobStop<CR>
     let l:bufnum = winbufnr(0)
     if g:makejob_hide_preview_window
         hide
@@ -198,6 +201,7 @@ function! s:MakeJob(grep, lmake, grepadd, bang, ...) abort
         execute bufwinnr(l:outbufnr).'wincmd w'
         let b:makejob = l:makejob
         wincmd p
+        nmap <buffer> <C-c> :MakeJobStop<CR>
     end
 endfunction